Vocabulary Wk 1

Question 1

Direct supervision

Answer 1

DVM is on the premises, and is readily available

Question 2

Immediate supervision

Answer 2

DVM is within direct eyesight and hearing range

DVM is physically attending the patient alongside the technician

Question 3

Indirect supervision

Answer 3

DVM is not on the premises but the tech is able to perform the duties by maintaining direct communication.
DVM has provided written or oral orders and is readily available by phone but may not be present within the facility

Question 4

Signalment

Answer 4

1. Species
2. Breed
3. Age
4. Weight
5. Sex
6. Reproductive status

Question 5

Body Condition Score

Answer 5

BCS

A subjective assessment to determine if a a dog or a cat is at a healthy weight.

Question 6

BCS: 1

Answer 6

Emaciated or Very Thin
Ribs, lumbar vertebrae, pelvic bones and all body prominences evident from a distance. No discernible body fat. Obvious absence of muscle mass.

Question 7

BCS: 2

Answer 7

Thin or Underweight
Ribs easily palpated and may be visible with no palpable fat. Tops of lumbar vertebrae visible. Pelvic bones less prominent. Obvious waist and abdominal tuck.

Question 8

BCS: 3

Answer 8

Moderate or Ideal

Ribs palpable without excess fat covering. Abdomen tucked up when viewed from side.

Question 9

BCS: 4

Answer 9

Stout or Overweight
General fleshy appearance. Ribs palpable with difficulty. Noticeable fat deposits over lumbar spine and tail base. Abdominal tuck may be absent.

Question 10

BCS: 5

Answer 10

Obese
Large fat deposits over chest, spine and tail base. Waist and abdominal tuck absent. Fat deposits on neck and limbs. Abdomen distended.

Question 11

ASA Assessment

Answer 11

An ASA risk is a 1-to-5 (+ E = Emergency) score adapted for animals from human medicine’s American Society of Anesthesiologists. The system is based on the patient’s overall health, not the procedure being performed.

Question 12

ASA Class: 1

Answer 12

Minimal risk of a normal healthy patient with no underlying disease.
Routine procedures OVH, neuter, declaw.

Question 13

ASA Class: 2

Answer 13

Slight risk of a slight to mild systemic disease. Neonates, geriatrics, obesity, local infections.

Question 14

ASA Class: 3

Answer 14

Moderate risk, obvious systemic disease. Anemia, moderate dehydration, fever, low-grade heart murmur or cardiac disease.

Question 15

ASA Class: 4

Answer 15

High risk with severe, systemic, life-threatening disease. Severe dehydration, shock, uremia, toxemia, high fever, uncompensated heart disease, uncompensated diabetes, pulmonary disease, emaciation.

Question 16

ASA Class: 5

Answer 16

Extreme risk, moribund; patient will probably die with or without surgery. Advance cases of heart, kidney, liver or endocrine disease; profound shock, severe trauma, pulmonary embolus, terminal malignancy.

Question 17

ASA Class: E

Answer 17

Emergency. Can be attached to each class in case of emergency surgery.
Surgery is needed to prolong life.

Question 18

Mydriasis

Answer 18

When the pupil remains dilated (widened) and doesn’t respond to light changes in an environment.

Question 19

Miosis

Answer 19

Constriction of the pupil of the eye

Question 20

Nystagmus

Answer 20

Uncontrolled repetitive movements of the eyes.

Question 21

Anisocoria

Answer 21

Characterized by a difference in pupil size from one eye to the other.

Question 22

Stridor

Answer 22

Noisy breathing caused by turbulent air flow in the upper airways.

Question 23

Stertor

Answer 23

A heavy snoring sound during inspiration; often caused by partial upper airway obstruction. Seen in patients with laryngospasm, laryngeal edema, and in brachycephalic dogs.

Question 24

Pulse deficit

Answer 24

Fewer vascular pulses than heartbeats.
a difference in count between heart beat (Apical beat or Heart sounds ) and peripheral pulse. This occurs even as the heart is contracting, the pulse is not reaching the periphery.